2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2008–09 record	15–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce
Assistant coach	Jamall Walker
Assistant coach	Chris Holtmann
Assistant coach	Dustin Ford
Home arena	Convocation Center

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Bowling Green	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Miami	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
Akron †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
West
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Central Michigan	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Western Michigan	7	–	9		.438			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Michigan	6	–	10		.375			8	–	24		.250
Northern Illinois	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-09 Ohio Bobcats basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town F 11 Adetunji Adedipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Orange Village, Ohio G 3 Michael Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 0 Armon Bassett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Terre Haute, Indiana G 2 Steven Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Melbourne, Florida G 24 Tommy Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Muncie, Indiana C 32 Zach Nagtzaam 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Ayr, Ontario F 25 Justin Orr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio F 44 Asown Sayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr McKeesport, Pennsylvania F 33 Jerome Tillman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Beavercreek, Ohio C 12 Kenneth van Kempen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Weert, Netherlands F 1 DeVaughn Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia	Head coach John Groce Assistant coach(es) Chris Holtmann Jamall Walker Dustin Ford Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Coaching staff

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
John Groce	Head Coach	Taylor University	1994
Chris Holtmann	Assistant Coach	Taylor University	1994
Jamall Walker	Assistant Coach	Saint Louis University	2000
Dustin Ford	Assistant Coach	Ohio University	2001
Chris Cobbina	Graduate Manager	Ohio Valley University	2006
Daniel Leeworthy	Graduate Manager	BYU Hawaii	2006
Aaron Fuss	Administrative Assistant	Ohio State University	2005

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/1/08* 2:00 PM		Wooster Exhibition	W 79-65		Convocation Center (2,249) Athens, Ohio
11/9/08* 2:00 PM		Mercyhurst University Exhibition	W 79-52		Convocation Center (2,413) Athens, Ohio
Regular Season
11/16/08* 2:00 PM		William & Mary	W 74-55	1–0	Convocation Center (3,846) Athens, Ohio
11/22/08* 7:00 PM		at Austin Peay	W 79-69	2-0	Dave Aaron Arena (3,317) Clarksville, Tennessee
11/29/08* 4:00 PM		at George Mason	L 65-74	2–1	Patriot Center (5,159) Fairfax, Virginia
12/3/08* 7:00 PM		Tulsa	W 75-63	3–1	Convocation Center (4,833) Athens, Ohio
12/6/08* 4:30 PM		vs. Lamar Marques Maybin Classic	L 67-76	3–2	Freedom Hall (18,924) Louisville, Kentucky
12/7/08* 4:00 PM, ESPN Full Court		at #11 Louisville Marques Maybin Classic	L 56-91	3-3	Freedom Hall (19,083) Louisville, Kentucky
12/8/08* 4:30 PM		vs. Indiana State Marques Maybin Classic	W 62-50	4–3	Freedom Hall (19,058) Louisville, Kentucky
12/10/08* 7:30 PM, FSNO		at Xavier	L 56-78	4-4	Cintas Center (10,043) Cincinnati, Ohio
12/13/08* 2:00 PM		at Delaware	L 66-75	4-5	Bob Carpenter Center (2,652) Newark, Delaware
12/17/08* 7:00 PM		at Marshall	L 68-73	4-6	Cam Henderson Center (5,019) Huntington, West Virginia
12/22/08* 7:00 PM		Holy Cross	W 58-53	5-6	Convocation Center (3,024) Athens, Ohio
12/30/08* 7:00 PM		St. Francis (NY)	W 70-53	6–6	Convocation Center (2,928) Athens, Ohio
1/3/09* 2:00 PM		Bucknell	W 85-67	7–6	Convocation Center (3,318) Athens, Ohio
1/11/09 2:00 PM		Kent State	W 71-65	8-6 (1-0)	Convocation Center (7,118) Athens, Ohio
1/14/09 7:00 PM		at Miami (OH)	W 66-62	9-6 (2-0)	Millett Hall (2,385) Oxford, Ohio
1/17/09 4:00 PM		at Buffalo	L 66-70	9-7 (2-1)	Anderson Arena (2,741) Buffalo, New York
1/20/09 7:00 PM		Akron	W 70-65 OT	10-7 (3-1)	Convocation Center (4,208) Athens, Ohio
1/24/09 2:30 PM		Bowling Green	L 51-52	10-8 (3-2)	Convocation Center (10,988) Athens, Ohio
1/29/09 7:00 PM		at Central Michigan	L 69-76	10-9 (3-3)	Rose Arena (417) Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
1/31/09 2:00 PM		at Ball State	L 44-51	10-10 (3-4)	Worthen Arena (3,524) Muncie, Indiana
2/5/09 7:00 PM		Northern Illinois	W 89-59	11-10 (4-4)	Convocation Center (3,016) Athens, Ohio
2/7/09 5:00 PM		Eastern Michigan	W 57-45	12-10 (5-4)	Convocation Center (5,735) Athens, Ohio
2/11/09 7:00 PM		at Western Michigan	L 62-76	12-11 (5-5)	University Arena (2,758) Kalamazoo, Michigan
2/14/09 7:00 PM		Toledo	W 91-58	13-11 (6-5)	Convocation Center (4,298) Athens, Ohio
2/17/09 7:30 PM, FSNO		at Kent State	L 51-64	13-12 (6-6)	Memorial Athletics Center (2,987) Kent, Ohio
2/21/09* 7:00 PM		at Eastern Kentucky	L 51-73	13–13 (6–6)	McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, Kentucky
2/26/09 7:00 PM		Miami (OH)	W 75-56	14–13 (7-6)	Convocation Center (7,231) Athens, Ohio
3/1/09 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Buffalo	L 66-68	14-14 (7–7)	Convocation Center (4,669) Athens, Ohio
3/5/09 7:00 PM		at Akron	L 51-60	14-15 (7-8)	Rhodes Arena (3,370) Akron, Ohio
3/8/09 2:00 PM, BCSN		at Bowling Green	L 41-75	14-16 (7-9)	Anderson Arena (2,296) Bowling Green, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/10/09 4:00 PM		vs. Western Michigan First Round	W 62-55	15-16	Quicken Loans Arena (5,637) Cleveland, Ohio
3/12/09 7:00 PM		vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals	L 61-74	15-17	Quicken Loans Arena (6,407) Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.